Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector push the country to accelerate its transition to green and distributed energy solutions. The destruction of nearly 9 GW, or almost half of the electricity generation, opened the way to change the conventional post-soviet generation mix.
In August, the Ukrainian Government approved the plan to set out the renewable energy development trajectories by sector until 2030. According to the plan, the share of renewable energy in gross energy consumption in 2030 will be 27%.
Ukraine intends to switch from coal-powered thermal plants to a mix of renewables like wind, solar, and biofuels. A network of smaller gas-fired turbines will also be installed, less vulnerable to attack and capable of balancing daily peaks and valleys in electricity demand.
In June, DTEK RES Group received technical conditions for connecting 650 MW of Poltava WPP and intends to invest there around one billion US dollars. In June, the Ukrainian group “OKKO” secured the EBRD's loan of €60 million for constructing a biofuel plant and the World Bank’s financing for building a 150 MW wind farm in Western Ukraine. Recently, the EBRD approved funding for the German GOLDBECK SOLAR, which targets the development of up to 500 MW of renewable projects in Ukraine. German company Notus Energy continues constructing a 300 MW wind farm in the Odessa region, with the first operational stage in 2025.
After the government’s plans are implemented, “Ukraine will introduce a low-carbon energy system before many European countries,” said Kudritskiy, president of the national distribution grid, quoted by the WP.
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